implications of an increasing ageing population
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- Created on: 01-04-15 17:51
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- implications of an increasing ageing population (eg: UK or Italy)
- top = wide = high life expectancy
- sides = steep = low death rate
- bottom = narrow = low birth rate = low infant mortality
- negatives
- social
- strain on families (care, death)
- higher dependency ratio
- environmental
- take up more land, homes - more housing needed
- political
- elderly votes benefit themselves and the young have to rely on them to vote to help them as the young cant vote
- increased age of retirement
- economic
- state pensions
- demands for more pensions
- the elderly don't work meaning they pay no tax
- more care needed
- hospitals, buses etc
- shortage of workers - reduces a countries growth and productivity
- free bus passes
- emigration - taking potential investments away from the country (eg: moving to spain)
- social
- positives
- social
- childcare
- jobs in care and transport
- history and traditions
- lowering birth rate which saves investments in education/services
- economic
- job creation in transport and childcare
- more voluntary work
- 'grey pound' the elderly spend a lot of money
- SKI-ers = spend kids inheritance
- environmental
- positive influence on the environment
- political
- slowly growing, even declining population which means less pressure on population
- 'grey vote' - high elderly population means more can vote. bought up in a time in which everyone voted
- social
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